WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) joined dozens of his Senate colleagues to issue a joint statement condemning the Palestinian Mission to the UN after it submitted a disgraceful and flagrant resolution targeting the Jewish State of Israel and its rightful control over its historic homeland. The statement was led by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her egregious mismanagement of federal broadband initiatives. In 2021, President Biden specifically tasked the vice president to lead the administration's effort to expand broadband services to rural, unserved communities. During Vice President Harris's tenure, the administration's $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following hearing: Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Hearing Entitled: "Regulatory Recipe for Economic Uncertainty: The Endless Basel Endgame and an Onslaught of Hurried Rulemaking Undertaken by the Adm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, as part of House Republicans' fight to save Americans from wokeism, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5339, the Protecting Americans' Investments from Woke Policies Act. The bill protects Americans' savings from radical left-wing poli  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives' move to protect Americans' retirements from "woke" standards that jeopardize their goals. With a tally of XXX to XXX, the House voted to advance H.R. 5339, the Protecting Americans' Investments from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), joined House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) in sending a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The Congressmen are seeking clarity on the regulatory classification of digital asset airdrops. Read the full letter to SEC Chair Gens  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced that the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded five grants to counties in North Carolina's 11th District to enhance law enforcement capabilities and promote greater trust between police and communities, a critical component to public safety and preventing crime. The COPS O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement in response to the House passing H.R. 9468, the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act. "I supported the passage of the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act to ensure our veterans are taken care of, not because the Department of Vete  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced the U.S. Department of Education's Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) has awarded Shaw University $227,749 to implement a new program, "Biotech CONNECT: Academic-Business Partnerships to Diversify North Carolina's Biotech Workforce." This program will equip students with hands-on biotechnology research skill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced $17.6 million in grants from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to support law enforcement and improve public safety across North Carolina. The COPS 2024 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is partially funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Senator Tillis helped negotiate, write, and   more